[mythtv-users] Opinions on using a RAQ4 as a backend?

[Stef Coene]

On Saturday 15 July 2006 15:01, Andrew Welch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a Cobalt Raq4r lying around, and I'm wondering if I upgraded
> the processor to an AMD K6-2 500Mhz processor, 512meg RAM, and put a
> PVR-150 encoder card in would it be able to perform as a pure backend tv
> recording server?
> No graphics card on it obviously! I'm just trying to build a system that
> can record tv shows while I'm out.
> It's gonna be a long project getting all the required drivers working
> nicely (it'll be running centos so hopefully most things will install as
> packages).
> What are my chances of getting this to work? :)
I have a old compaq server with a P3 600 Mhz and pvr500 and it's a perfect 
backend.  The CPU is more then enough for recording.  Before the PVR500 I had 
a software based capture card and even that setup was working (CPU at 100%, 
but no hickups).
I have a single 120GB ATA disk and it can handle the load without any 
problems.


Stef